
Zagreb Film Festival is one of the central and most visited cultural events and the largest international film festival in Croatia.
It’s held every year in October in Zagreb and presents to the audience the best of recent independent international and domestic film production. From its beginning, ZFF is oriented towards discovering and promoting contemporary independent film and debut films of directors from around the world.
TIMELINE: November 10-16, 2025
SUBMISSON DEADLINES
The call for submissions for the festival’s main competition program is now open. The early deadline for international feature-length and short films is April 1, while the standard deadline is June 30. The submission deadline for the national short film competition – Checkers – is September 17, 2025.
Website: https://zff.hr/en/